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THE TIFTON GAZETTE, TIFTON, GA., FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1916.
VOLUME XXVIII, NUMBER 11-
SUMMER SCHOOLS
It was decided at the mee
t the courthouse Tuesday i
iat; Tifton have a suitable
The meeting was compoi
lembers of the Twentieth
lub, business and professional
'-tors and educators, and the
r of erecting a library here
irie into at considerable length
re the motion was made to
building.
During the discussion of ways and
neans for securing a building,
■'as pointed out that some monly
light be secured from the Carneg ie
oundatlon to help in the work, atfd
motion was carried that a comm t-
i be appointed to take the matt ir
with the Foundation to ascerta n
it, what was necessary to be do: ie
d how much could be secured. Tl is
lion was later amended to indu Ie
at the committee also see wl at
>uld be done in Tifton towards e-
sring all the funds necessary h re
ith a view of making the library a
Jreiy Tifton affair.
Following the meeting’s adjot rn-
lent, the chairman appointed the
illowing Committee to carry ou
structions of this motion, wit!
lendment: Rev. C. W.
airman; Mayor H. H. Ha:
Y. Wallace, R. E. Dinsmorc,
arboro, T. W. Tift, Mrs.
Peterson.
During the course of the mi eting
information was given by Mrs.
P terson that Tifton, throui h the
>rk of the Library Club, a ready
d. a wonderful start. That there
as something like $1,500 in f fund
or a building; that there were hous-
nds of\doHars worth of bools, in-
uding ajl the latest reference books
id scientific works, and thqt the
ty had ii\ this respect more (han a
imber of neighboring cities, ft was
so pointed out that the library
ub had a lot just back of the post
ice, in a peculiarly proper location,
Have Been Held in Many Placee by
State Supervisors and Others.
Hon. Geo. D. Godard, who was in
Tifton Monday, left the following
interesting information behind him
The State Supervisors of Rural
Schools have, with the free apd loyal
assistance of able teachers and coun
ty superintendents, organized and
conducted schools of two weeks for
white teachers at the following
points:
Americus, Third District A. and
M. School.
McRae, South Georgia College.
Dahlonega Agricultural College.
Monroe, Walton county Agricul
tural School.
Clarksville Agricultural SchooL
Ellijay for Gilmer, Famin, Pick
ens, and Cherokee counties.
Carrollton, A. and M. School.
Powder Springs, A. and M. School.
Cave Springs, Hearn Academy.
These summer schools, held in
place of week’s teachers institutes,
have enrolled about 1,200 white
teachers. This means that about 15
per cent of all the teachers have had
advantage of improving themselves
professionally.
For colored teachers five schools
have been run in the state reaching
probably. 500 teachers.
The summer schools can supply
only an immediate need. This may
not be the best way, but |t is the
quickest way of improving the pro
fessional standard of the teachers,
though ft be only temporary.
_ KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
Camp Harris had its first fatality
yesterday afternoon, shortly pant 2
o’clock when Private Andrew Key,
a sentry of Company D, First infan
try, was struck and instantly killed
by lightning, says the Telegraph. Pri
vate T. F. Schaufele, clerk of the
machine gun company of the Second
infantry, was shunned by the sdmo
bolt, which descended while the two
sentinels were talking in front of the
Salvation Army tent. Schaufele
.... quickly recovered, but more than an
it. it was ready.^o donate (to the hour’s energetic work failed to save
;y for a library hohie; the life of Key.
I Of AMCniCAM PSSRTY
Hi? career gives bin)
Ihe honor oPbeitiq the
fust constitutional
lawyer of the
countnK'”"* C
0 Scotchman bybirtl?,
he u»as a friend or
I the people, and way
opeof the frame£p
Const if utior\, e
.Nation’s Tardy Homage
kindred and-eight yean alter Wilson passed away, the
as of this leading founder of our Republic, were
Philadelphia. With an imposing pageant a grateful
its tardy homage.
f Help your boy or girl to success.
by opening an account with this bank.
BANK OF TIFTON
’TON, GE.ORGIA
ifortable (
standing
down.
around
ame spec-
pur house
depart-
fo&~
Porch Shades
Why build an extra room?
Equip your porch with
Vudor Porch Shades—
then cat and sleep in it.
Let in air and light, yet
keep your porch cool and
private. Mcali will mean hunger.
The air, the great tie rve*doctor,
brings deep, unbroken sleep, whieh
.soothes nerves and bathes them
to health.
ANNUAL REUNION
TIFT VETERANS
Will Be Held at Baker’s Ford on
August 9th and 10th.
ARRANGEMENTS TO BE MADE
Conger’s Family Park Made Strong
Bid for Reunion. Big Plant Being
Made. Committee Appointed
The Tift County Camp of Vet
erans in their regular monthly meet
ing Saturday afternoon voted on the
two applications. Baker's Ford and
Conger Family Park for holding
their annual camp and reunion bar
becue.
On account of previous promises
to the former place, Baker Ford, it
was decided to hold the 1916 camp
and reunion there, on Wednesday
the 9th and Thursday the 10th
August.
Mr. George Conger and son, Abe,
were a committee from that family
and community to not only invite tho
Veterans to their place, but to do
the work and share largely the bur
den of the occasion.
For this noble hospitality and
loyalty and the eVterans were very
grateful, and no doubt the 1917 re
union will go there.
It was suggested that the commit
tees for the occasion be made en
tirely from the Sons department of
the Camp and relievo the fathers
from duty of getting the necessaries
for the occasion.
It is ordered by Commander C. A.
Williams that the following named
sons: W. T. Patrick, H. D. Webb,
H. D. Swain, W. M. Baker, J. H.
Hutchinson, W. S. Smith, John Y.
Sutton, H. T. Crofford, W. V. Mar
tin, Sam Lipps, Henry Sutton, James
Gibbs, Jr., Abe Conger, and William
Nipper report to the Camp Commis
sary, B. N. Bowen, upon his notice,
for such subdivisions into commit
tees and arrangements as the body
may see proper to make.
A very nice list of contributions
was begun in the Camp and no doubt
the committee of sons named will
pull off one of the best ever had.
' J. S. Royal,
Adjutant' Tift Co. Camp.
The above committee is requested
to meet at the court house Saturday
afternoon, July 22nd, at 2 o’clock.
B. N. Bowen,
Chairman.
MEANING OF IRISH NAMES.
Changes Have Come in Spelling
Since Early Timet.
The fact is not generally known
that Ireland was the first country in
modern Europe to enforce the adop
tion of surnames by law. The act
prescribing their general use was
passed more than a hundred years
before the Anglo-Norman invasion,
whereas surnames did not come into
general use in England until the days
of Queen Elizabeth, nor in Wales
till late in the seventeenth century.
There are some interesting mean
ings attaching to the most common
Irish names. Here are a few, says
Tit-Bits, with the curious changes of
spelling that have come about since
the names first originated.
Murphy came from O'Murphy,
Merphey, and Morphew, meaning
‘‘superior’’; Kelly came from O’Kelly,
Kieley, Keeley, meaning “for war";
O’Connor from Connors,. Conerty,
meaning "helper," and Dougherty
from O’Doherty, Doherty, Daugha-
day, meaning "destroyer.” It is
noticeable that all Irish names at the
first stage in their sistory had “O’ ’’
before them, the first change consist
ing of dropping that ”0’.’’ It will
not be necessary, therefore, to repeat
the name with the ‘‘O' ” before it.
Sullivan was originally Sillifa.nt
and Sulivant, meaning "quick sight
ed"; O'Donnell and McDonell and
all combinations of that name were
Donald, Daniel, Dona, meaning
“dark chief”; Moloney was O’Mul-
lowney, Meloney, Muliany, meaning
“thoughtful"; McCormack was
O’Cormac, McCormac, McCormick,
mearing “son of the crown’’; Flynn
was Fiann, meaning “red”; Flanni-
gan was Finnegen, meaning “Druid”;
Boyle was Boylan, Boland, Bolan,
Boylin, meaning “benign”; O’Brien
was Bryan, Bryant, Brines, Bryon,
meaning “author”; Brady was Mc-
Brady, meaning “ship captain"; and
Macauley was O’Cawley, McGawly,
McAuly, McAuliff, Cawley, meaning
echo,” or literally “son of the
rock.”
THE O'QUIN FAMILY.
A Bit of Georgia Baptist History of
Espocial Local Interest.
The following it a clipping from
the Christian Index of twenty years
ago concerns a time-honored family
of this section. It is furnished us by
Mr. Elias O’Quinn, of Tifton
A Bit of Early Georgia Baptist
History.
(The following letter, written by a
brother who is now in his eighty-
first year, gives such interesting
glimpses into earlier Georgia Baptist
history, that we gladly give it place
in the Index.—Eds.)
Having been often solicited to write
some reminiscences of the O’Quinn
family, I have decided to do so,
trusting it will prove of interest, as
dealing with some early Georgia
Baptist history.
Near two hundred years ago, two
orphans, an Irish boy named O'Quinn
and a Scotch girl, fell into tho hands
of two old miserly people in North
Carolina, who treated them so badly
that as soon as they got large enough
they left, going in different direc
tions.
Some years after when they were
grown, they met and married, and
soon after ascertained that they
were the children who were together
in childhood. There were horn to
them eight sons and five daughter*.
The family scattered from North
Carolina into South Carolina, Geor
gia, Florida and the Western States.
I know little of most of them. From
letters and otherwise, I learn that
some have taken high positions.
. When I was six years old my
father moved to Georgia and settled
on Ten Mile Creek, Appling county,
some two year* after thd land was
surveyed by the States apd the In
dians went West. My father was a
Baptist from hit youth. When he
moved to Appling county, he helped
to cut the poles for building the first
church and school house in the 'coun
try. Haying but little education he
tried to school his children and bring
them up in the nurture and admoni
tion of the Lord. Our teachers were
loor scholars, pronouncing the words
lave and said with a long a, and to
and do with long o.
My father was much in favor of
Sunday schools. In the year 1826,
Sunday school was started some
five miles from home which waa at
tended by boys and girls living from
six to eighteen miles off. Father was
the only church member among the
teachers. Two other old citizens as
sisted, James Tillman and Turby F.
Thomas. We only memorized and re-
Third and Fourth Class Poitmsstars
of Sacond Congressional District
to Mast in Annual Ssssion.
The annual meeting of the Third
and Fourth Class Postmasters, of the
Second Congressional District, will
convene at the courthouse on Thurs
day, July 27th.
The convention will be presided
over by District President J. U. Par
rish, of Brookfield, and it is expected
that there will be several prominent
speakers on hand.
All the postoffices of the third and
fourth class in the Second Congres
sional District are expected to be
represented at the convention, and a
program for the meet will be an
nounced as soon as it ha* been finally
decided upon.
Arrangement* will be made to en
tertain the postmaster* while they
are in the city, but just-what will be
done along this line ha* not yet been
decided.
The state convention meets in At
lanta Avgust 17th and 18th, and del
egates to the body will be elected
from this convention while in session
here.
cited some Scripture passages, read
some lessons in the Testament, and
Herbert L. Moor,
Gradual* Optometrist
Two years oi continuous practice
I tamers. If you are suffering with
headache, or other trouble* caused
by eye strain be sure and consult me
and see if g!a-as# properly fitted
won’t relieve them. At cur office
in the Myon Hotel Block every day.
then closed with a spelling match in
Webster’s old American Speller. On
his way home in the evenings from
hunting game or driving the cattle,
when some half mile from our house,
father would often stop and knesl
down and pray by a certain crooked
sapling. About 1830, near the samo
spot, he went to work and built a
church known as the Ten Mile Creek
church, which is a flourishing body
et, having over one hundred mem-
ers, some ten years age
The church united with the Alapa-
ba Association, which turned out to
be anti-misionary. One of its by
laws wss “Not to lord it over God’s
heritage or interfere with the inter
nal rights of the churches.” Yet they
sent a committee, viz: Henry How
ard, James Crawford and our pastor,
Daniel W. Johnson, with resolutions
from the association, requiring the
churches to ignore Sabbath schools,
etc., and to close our doors against
missionaries The result was the whole
church voted against the resolution,
leaving the committee and our little
Hardshell preacher looking like they
had “barked up the wrong tree.”
From my early childhood father was
a man of prayer, never neglecting his
evening devotions if possible to avoid
it. In his eighty-ninth year he spent
a month visiting the families of my
brother and myself in Clinch county.
Near bed time he would have a por
tion of the Bible read, then repeat by
memory some good old hymn, such
as “The Day is Past and Gone."
After singing he would lean
his head on the back of hia chair and
utter a most devout prayer. He was
then too old and stiff to kneel. On
his ninetieth birthday many of his
off-spring went to his birthday din
ner, near Scriven, Wayne county,
Ga., at brother George's. There
were 135 present and sixty-five ab
sent, making even 200, including
sons and daughters-in-law.
My parents raised seven sons and
two daughters to maturity, who were
missionary Baptists, and I think at
least nine-tenths of his offspring are
the same. I never saw one of my
brothers drunk or dancing, or knew
them to swear an oath or gamble, veri
fying the proverb, “Train up a child
in the way he should go and when he
is old he will not depart from it.”
Two of the name, so far as I know,
secured a collegiate education, J. H.
O’Quin, Jr., son of G. W. O’Quin,
graduated ip Mercer and is now
studying medicine in Augusta. John
DISTRICT MEET
TO BE HELD
Thursday, July 27th, When the
Postmasters Gather.
PROMINENT SPEAKERSGOMING
Petrograd, July 20.—The Russians have opened a ]
ful offensive on the eastern front: In the Carpathian mountains,
towards Kovel, Vladimir, Volynski and in the Riga sector.
A big battle is developing in Jablenitza.
The Russian troops invading Turkey are advancing frost
the west of Baiburt, they have occupied the town ’ of Gugi cap
turing hundreds of prisoners.
(Jablenitza is one of the Eastern passes of the Carpath
ians.)
London, July 20.—It was officially announced that the
British forces have won further successes in Picardy, the fight
ing extending to the northward in the Somme river sector,
where Australians advanced two miles near Armintierres.
The British troops have captured more ground at Longue-
val and Delville, which the Germans recently regained, aad
are advancing to the northward of Longueval and Bazentin.
Petrograd, July 20.—The Russian troops continue their
terriffic onslaughts in the Stockhod region, on the Lipa front and
in the Dvina sector, and are steadily advancing.
Paris, July 20.—It was announced in the official commn :
nique issued this, morning that the French forces resumed the
offensive late yesterday afternoon, capturing a German trench
together, with four hundred prisoners to the north of Peronne,
on the Somme river front, and German first positions on the
fronts at Barleux and Seyecourt.
The French continued their attacks on the Verdun front
capturing strong German works to the south of Fleury, on the
east side of the Meuse, together with one hundred and fifty
prisoners.
HARWELLS GET MISTRIAL
R«y
Owing to Illnu, of Attornoy.
Plead Guilty.
Albany, Ga., July 20.—Owing to
the illness of Attorney E. K. Wilcox,
leading counsel for the defense,
Judge W. W. Lambdin, in the United
States court here yesterday, with
drew from the fury the eaae of the
three Harwells, charged with conspir
acy to conceal $22,000 assets from
a trustee in bankruptcy, and declared
mistrial.
Attomsy Wilcox is suffering from
malarial fever, and was delirious last
night. Defendants in this case are
Ed L. Harwell and George B. Har
well, brothers, of Cordele, and S. B.
Harwell, of McRae, their father.
Ray Pleads Guilty.
John W. Ray, of Phllcma, charged
with taking $2,450.12 from the post-
office at Philema, of which his wife
postmistress, pltaded guilty yes
terday. He made a statement to the
court confessing all. He said aftor
taking a certain sum he sought to re
place it by gambling, but lost $1,200
in this manner in one night. He was
sentenced to pay a fine amounting,to
the shortage or to serve two years
in the penitentiary. The indictment
against Mrs. Ray was held in abey
ance, her husband taking all blame
for the shortage, and saying she had
urged him to make a full and honest
confession.
A VALUABLE RELIC.
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H ' in' 0 M C r«r A an?’?f U ti n rW.*id* ^ st 0m «*» lMt Saturday eon-
graduated in Mercer and afterwards
in a Normal Institute in Ohio, and is
now principal of the Tifton Institute
of this (Berrien) county, which is
one of the best high schools in South
ern Georgia.
H. D. O’QUIN.
Nashville, Ga. •
From Quitman Frey Press.
Rudolph Peeples, the 14-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Peeples,
died Saturday as the result of having
been stung by a bee. The injury
was received July 2, acording to re
ports which reached Quitman. The
place became badly infected but
grew better and the boy came to
Morve-, to visit his grandfather, Mr.
R. C. Lester. Fresh infection devel-
Col. T. R. Perry, of Sylvester, has
a handsome piece of office furniture
which has an interesting history.
When the capitol at Wash
ington was refurnished just before
the War Between the States, the
desks in the House and Senate were
given the members. One of the Pel
ham family was in the Senate from
Alabama, and he brought his desk
home with him.
This desk came by descent to u
brother of Major Peter Pelham, who
died a few'years ago, and was among
his effects sent to Poulan. When
Major Pelham broke up house-keep
ing not long since, he gave the desk
to Col. Perry.
It is a handsome piece of furniture,
besides its value as s relic' and for it;
historic associations. Its carving
bears the coat of arms of Columbia,
and the excellent care taken of it has
preserved the high polish and beauty
of finish as when it graced the high
est legislative hall of the nation.
ADVANCED TWO MILES
WOODMEN AT CORDELE.
About Thirty Members from Tifion
Camp Attending Log Rolling
About thirty member' of Tifton
Camp, W. O. W„ are in attendance
at the annual convention of the
South Georgia Woodman’s Log Rol
ling Association, at Cordele, among
them Mr. E. O’Quinn, Jr., past con
sul commander, and Mr. R. H. Hutch
inson, clerk.
Some went this morning on the
Shoo-Fly while the most of them
went through in autos.
The degree team fropi this camp,
headed by Captain Jim McLain, and
composed of nine men, also went, to
participate in the work of the con
vention.
The convention and lag rolling will
occupy two- days and great prepara,
tions have been made for the occa
sion both by Cordele Woodmen and
citizens, and it is expected that this
will be the best held. It is the fourth
since the formation of tho Log Rol
ling Association.'
Mrs. U. T. Davis, of Vidalla, arriv
ed Tuesday and will be the guest of
relatives for several weeks.
FESTIVAL COMMITTEE
As stated in Wednesday’s Gazette
the preliminary meeting held at the
courthouse Tuesday night in regard
to holding a celebration here tlus
fell instructed the chairman to ap
point an executive committee to
work out tho plans.
The chairman has appointed the
following well known men as thie
committee: ’
Briggs Carson, Chairman.
B. Y. Wallace.
Frank Scarboro.
T. A. Mitchell.
H. H. Tift, Jr.
W. L. Harman,
G. W. Coleman.
■ The -comnl!ttch-lr-cn1l<!d~W meet
at tho office of the Central Groceiy
Company at 8 o'clock, Monday night
next, July 24th.
J. Dana Jonoi, Gen. Chos.
H. L. Moor, Secretary.
FIRST OPEN BOLL.
The first open boll of cotton to be
brought in to Tifton was handed the
Gazette this morning. It come frees
Mr. J. J. L. Phillips' farm bung
worked by John Farley, colored.
Another Carload of
SIX CYLINDER SAXONS
Arrived Saturday, two of them
gone; better hurry if you want
one of this load. -
Smoothest and easiest running cars built
W. E. Farmer
SUCCESSFUL MEETING
A scries of revival meetings be-
ductcd by the pastor of the Baptist
church there, with Mr. H. Roberts
in charge of the music.
Monday Rev. J. P. Lee, pastor of
the Baptist church at Pelham, join
ed Rev. R. O. Martin to assist in
the meetings, which have been large
ly attended, and much good has re
sulted.
The night services have been held
in the new tabernacle because the
attendance has been so large that
the church was too small. The meet
ings will be closed the latter part of
this week.
Mile* Feed M«al—We can supply in
quantity this guaranteed feed
oped and blood poieon set in which meal; best for horses, mules and
resultedjatally. - j cows; will sell for cash or exchange
The fui ml took place Spnday;for cotton Seed.—Tifton Mill aqd
. morning at Nashville. Gin Co. 7-18 Wed. Sot. wk. l-m
TTuntf/y jwfudv itht eataAit
WHAT IS THE USE OF REAPING A HARVEST UNLESS YOU
REAP A “RESULT” FROM YOUR HARVEST? BEING CAREFUL
IN GROWING YOUR CROP WILL NOT BENEFIT YOU UNLESS
YOU ARE “CAREFUL” WITH YOUR MONEY WHEN YOU GET
YOUR MONEY. »
REGULARLY BANKING THE MONEY YOU EARN FROM YOUR
WORK, OR IN YOUR BUSINESS, IS THE ONE SURE WAY OF
GROWING A FORTUNE. TRYH.IT.
BANK WITH US. *
WE PAY 5 PER CENT INTEREST ON TIME DEPOSITS.
The National Bank nof T i’ton
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